Comments on: Conan's Tonight Show Tops Letterman's Late Show In Adults 18-49

By: dohboy

dohboy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:10:15 +0000

Typical Letterman show,jokes about Cheney *insert organ music and the bass guy screaming*, then Sarah Palin bashing, then still picking on McCain eating soup at Apple-bee’s. Still doing jokes on Bush, his monologue is the same old crap. Don’t care about his private life just turn his show back to a Steve Allen goofy show instead of putting his liberal BS on it every night.

By: chibob

chibob — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:54:02 +0000

The “controversy” over Letterman’s “scandal” is over already. They WOMEN were apparently over the age of consent and NO ONE has alleged it was anything but consensual. What did he do that was so disgusting? His wife (and his mom) may be pissed off, but it’s really nobody else’s business. Let it go already.

By: Howard Beale

Howard Beale — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:34:35 +0000

Way to overtake the perv Conan!

Don’t underestimate the public looking at David Letterman and being disgusted when they’re supposed to be laughing…then change the channel. It’s only a matter of time.

By: Bob W

Bob W — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:29:44 +0000

Fallon is unwatchable, while Craig is the funniest man on television, period. Long live the Scottish Conan guy. Love him. The 18-34 problem is probably his lead in. I love Dave, too. But the audience he’s delivering to CF is, by industry reckoning, a bit “too old”.

By: KK

KK — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:19:30 +0000

Despite his silliness, I think Craig’s a bit more cerebral than Fallon. Jimmy’s more of a traditional joke guy.
Does anyone really tune in for “The Roots”? I never got the connection between Fallon and this band.

By: Ike

Ike — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:22:37 +0000

I like Craig Ferguson too. Based on the daily numbers posted here lately, Ferguson usually matches Fallon in adults 18-49, both getting around an 0.5 in the demo. Sometimes one will go up to an 0.6 or 0.7 and beat the other. But unfortunately, Fallon usually beats Ferguson in 18-34s and often by a significant margin. I can’t understand why. (Maybe the Roots have something to do with it? Because I have no idea why anybody would tune in for Fallon himself.)

By: MINDY

MINDY — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:14:45 +0000

I second that @ KK…Craig is one of a kind!

By: KK

KK — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:56:42 +0000

I agree Zodd. Craig is naturally funny where most comedians need written material. What he does on the Late Show is really remarkable.
He’s funny-SILLY too, and you rarely see that these days.

By: Zodd

Zodd — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:48:42 +0000

Craig has done well matching Fallon in the ratings and personally I don’t find Fallon all that funny. Craig on the other hand is great.

By: J.R. Herbaugh

J.R. Herbaugh — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:35:13 +0000

jon, your bitterness led you to a faulty conclusion. The question at hand is of a ratings trend. I pointed out the mode average. A better conclusion would have been that I think that is where the numbers will settle. Besides, how could one be hopeless when the numbers are so close?

By: KK

KK — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:21:49 +0000

Jon, why the knock on Fallon? Does he have skeletons in the closet?

By: jon

jon — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:12:32 +0000

And a checkmark for you on the Am I one of Conan’s hopeless cling-ons.

By: J.R. Herbaugh

J.R. Herbaugh — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:08:31 +0000

Alot of dots at 1.0 for Conan, alot of dots at 0.8 for Letterman.

By: jon

jon — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:44:10 +0000

Let me start off by saying that Craig has caught Fallon (the biggest disgrace of a human being to have ever come out of the northeast). I compare him to Soledad “I’m black, trust me”, “Actually I’m half black, but that qualifies” “I know I look white but I’m half black” O’brien.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:35:36 +0000

Has Craig Ferguson caught Fallon in that demo yet — I know Ferguson is killing Fallon in viewers, but what about 18-49?